Barbara Lee: “I and others also encourage the conferees to include the…”

On the recordDecember 13, 2012

I and others also encourage the conferees to include the Casey-Hutchison amendment as well as Senator Merkley's amendment, which calls for an expedited withdrawal from Afghanistan; but also we must support this motion to instruct conferees and ensure that we protect Afghan women and provide for their security because they are the future of Afghanistan. So I encourage our colleagues to support this, and I want to again thank Congresswoman Davis for her leadership. Mr. McKEON. I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

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Barbara Lee

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Dec 13, 2012

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